Palestinian President Mamoud Abbas warns Donald Trump of moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem equals of War with Muslim Community

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: AFP)

Palestinians to Trump: moving embassy to Jerusalem equals
declaration of war

Elior Levy|Published: 07.01.17 , 12:07

A close aide to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud
Abbas calls Trump's stated intention to move the US Embassy to the Israeli
capital 'a declaration of war on Muslims', as another official threatens to
call on Arab, Muslim countries to remove embassies from Washington.

The Palestinian Authority has stepped up its combative
rhetoric against US President-elect Donald Trump's stated mission to transfer
the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which was repeated by one of his top
aides.

The sentiment was expressed by Palestinian Authority Mahmoud
Abbas's close advisor Mahmoud al-Habash, who on Friday called it "a
declaration of war on Muslims." The description was significant not only
for its content, but also for the fact that it echoed a similar sentiment
voiced by former Jerusalem Mufi Achrama Sabri, whose extreme views are normally
not shared by the PA.

U.S. President elect Donald Trump

"Everything can collapse if the embassy will be moved
to Jerusalem," said al-Habash. "It can open a wide door to
possibilities that no one wants." He added that they will not be able to
sit idly by if such a move occurs.

Another official in the Palestinian Fatah party stated that
if the embassy will be moved to Jerusalem, the PA will demand that that Arab
and Muslim countries remove their embassies from Washington. The officials
stressed that is not merely a Palestinian issue, but an Arab and Muslim one as
well.

Abbas himself also commented on the possible scenario of the
US Embassy moving to the Israeli capital. Abbas took a less militant tone,
voicing his hope that Trump will not seek to implement his past statements, as
it would cause irrevocable damage to the peace process.

"We heard a lot of statements relating to moving the US
embassy, which we hope are not correct and will not be implemented, but if
implemented then the peace process in the Middle East, and even peace in the
world, will be in a crisis we will not be able to come out from," stated
Abbas.

The Palestinian campaign against transferring the US embassy
to Jerusalem comes less than two weeks before Trump's inauguration and days
before the international peace conference that is set to be held next week in
Paris. The conference will focus on trying to find a solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict.